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The 26-year-old Southgate Digital Cinema 20 will undergo a $2.5 million renovation that will add a lounge, bring high-tech upgrades to one of its auditoriums and improve its parking lot.

The renovation is to begin in two weeks and be completed in May, said Mike Mihalich, founder and CEO of Bloomfield Hills-based MJR Digital Cinemas.

"The theater has seen a lot of people through its doors since it opened in 1988, but it's still a viable theater and we wanted to improve it," Mihalich said.

Upgrades include converting one of the larger auditoriums to one that features the "MJR Epic Experience," featuring a wraparound screen more than three stories high, a sound system with 39 speakers and new plush seats, the addition of a lounge in the lobby and $750,000 in parking lot improvements, according to a news release.

The lounge will offer bottled and craft beers, wine and mixed drinks, and have four large-screen TVs, according to the release.

Mihalich said the theater will be open through the renovations, as most of work will take place at night when it is closed.